Hourman (Matthew Tyler) is a fictional character appearing in

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character Rex Tyler, he first appeared in '' JLA'' #12 (November 1997) and was created by

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and Howard Porter.

Fictional character biography

Hourman is an android from the 853rd century created by Tyler Chemorobotics (formerly TylerCo). Shortly after his construction, Metron appoints Hourman as his heir and entrusts him with the Worlogog, an artifact containing a map of space and time.

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uses Hourman's body as a vessel to transport a virus to the past. After restoring the planet

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and its inhabitants, Hourman travels to the 20th century to join the

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, where

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mentors him. Furthermore, he limits his power to be more like his namesake. Hourman later joins the

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and meets Rick Tyler, son and heir of the original Hourman. After leaving the group, Hourman gives Rick a tachyon-filled hourglass that can see the future and temporarily resurrects his father, who was killed during the '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!'' event. In ''

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'', Hourman assists Stargirl in rescuing various Golden Age sidekicks from the Time Masters. Unable to return the sidekicks to their own times, Hourman instead brings them to the present day.''Justice Society of America'' Vol. 4 #6. DC Comics.

Powers and abilities

Hourman's body consists of countless nanomachines, enabling him to repair himself if damaged. Furthermore, he can manipulate time for one hour at a time and wields a transforming time ship.

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